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Android |OT5| The Sonic Cycle
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Yeah.
Be together, not the same.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Unknown Soldier
Member
What's the Apple Way?
It Just Works
*as long as you tailor your expectation of 'works' to the limited set of functionality provided
BrokenIcarus
Member
What new features are phone makers gonna bring in the next few years? It seems to me like most phones these days are already ultra smooth and hardly differentiate from another.
Also 1440p on a 5" screen is completely overkill don't you think?
What's gonna be the reason to upgrade going forward? Battery life?
Also 1440p on a 5" screen is completely overkill don't you think?
What's gonna be the reason to upgrade going forward? Battery life?
There are huge gains in battery life happening in university labs and such right now. Hopefully those technologies will hit the market soon....
The Minge way.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
This needs to be the title of the next OP.
-Pyromaniac-
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Aww shit didn't see the comeback coming
The Faceless Master
Member
4K screens
-Pyromaniac-
Member
and smaller batteries
woooo
But yeah there's still a ways to go. Some still don't have good fingerprint sensors or any at all. Sapphire screens (apple will probably do it first). Better camera technology. Something innovative like force touch, which I'm sure they'll all copy after apple does it.
Gotta think of shit.
Eanan
Member
Whatever happened that technology that made the keyboard popup from the screen like a physical keyboard then recess when it wasn't in use, or am I imaging that?
Advances in phones I want:
Much better battery life
Fully wireless charging (I think I read recently that they are advances in being able to charge batteries over the air ala WiFi)
Sapphire screens (but will be SUPER expensive)
Optical Zoom on phones (I can wish)
Oh, and can we get Xenon flashes back on phones please? My 2007(?) Nokia had a xenon flash. Puts LED crap to shame.
daaawwwwwwww.. these words look so cute together.
Eanan
Member
I just rooted my Z2;
Benefits (For me):
Xposed
Greenify
Ad-blocking
DPI Change
Link to SD (put all apps on SD card, not internal memory)
Boot manager
Proper Cerberus anti theft install
osiris3355
Banned
Its that time of the month
How is CM Locker using it, then? Or Finger Security?
I meant more along individual apps implementing it. Like Facebook asking for your fingerprint in order for it to open for you.
I hear Finger Security drains battery pretty quickly so I didn't want to install it.
Jazzy Network
Member
Hey it's Chad Warden.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
dooooooo it
Oh damn, never knew about Finger Security. Gonna give this a try.
Jzero
Member
Ballin' !
osiris3355
Banned
Moto G finally getting some ram. Much more viable option now.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Flipkart-lists-third-generation-Motorola-Moto-G_id69291
Unfortunately I just nabed a 1st gen Moto X off eBay for 180 for my gf. This might be the first Moto G thats better then the 1st X.
Edit: crap nm. Rumors
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Flipkart-lists-third-generation-Motorola-Moto-G_id69291
Unfortunately I just nabed a 1st gen Moto X off eBay for 180 for my gf. This might be the first Moto G thats better then the 1st X.
Edit: crap nm. Rumors
Why is that?
BrokenIcarus
Member
Christ when will it end?
Will 8k smartphones be the norm in 4-5 years when most content out there will still be 1080p at best?
……forgetit
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FlammableD
Banned
If I'm after battery life (my Nexus 5 is godawful in that regard) are either of these decent deals? Motorola are doing a 2 day sale starting Monday:
Moto X 16GB £299
Nexus 6 32GB £449
Moto X 16GB £299
Nexus 6 32GB £449
-Pyromaniac-
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uhhh if you're after battery life I don't think you should be going after the Moto X. That was the major criticism for the 2014 model.
FlammableD
Banned
Is the Nexus good in that regard?
-Pyromaniac-
Member
Yeah Nexus 6 should have good enough battery, I've heard conflicting things but it should be better. There's also the OnePlus if you want to look at that.
Neither set the world on fire in terms of battery life, but you'll feel a slight improvement in the Moto X and a huge improvement on the Nexus 6.
If you got with the N6, get it from Amazon France. £375 and will be able to pay in £'s at checkout.
http://www.amazon.fr/dp/B00OZ4T7HO/
EDIT: Checking out in £ and delivery knocks it up to £394. but still cheaper.
FlammableD
Banned
Cool, thanks for the link!
EDIT: Works out at 394.08, but still cheaper than I've seen around!
Saiyan-Rox
Member
Looks like Google has stopped allowing you to playback videos in the background on the YouTube app. Guess you were never supposed to be able to do it with normal content and just with music but still *sigh*
Yeah, the real exchange rate is better if you pay in Euros, but with banks using their own exchange rate too and some of them charging fees, I find Amazon to usually be more generous.
Roll on my Supercard for purchases not in £.... No extra fees and standard exchange rate as I'm pretty much just using Amazon France for everything now as they're much cheaper!
Saiyan-Rox
Member
Gonna be really hard to stop myself from getting one of these D:
If they did a Hulk Note 5 that looked like the fan renders, I'd be right behind you.
If this actually looks like the fan render, it will be the best looking phone out there anyway.
Just when battery improvements start rolling in either through OS optimizations (Lollipop 5.1) or streamlined battery tech (3000 mAh+) - there is an absolutely unnecessary tech that completely diminishes whatever gain was made.
I don't need greater than 1080p or features that wakelock the life out of my phone. Get me close to stock, don't worry about the customizations, and get me 6+ hours of SoT, OLED, and a decent camera. Note 5- hurry up and come out.
I don't need greater than 1080p or features that wakelock the life out of my phone. Get me close to stock, don't worry about the customizations, and get me 6+ hours of SoT, OLED, and a decent camera. Note 5- hurry up and come out.